Evolving too slowly

With the new album “Evolution of Chaos,” Heathen presents a sound featuring more diversity than many other metal bands that try to mimic the classics. Powered by a slew of energetic ballads and bursts of emotion, it also has more heart than many others.

“A Hero’s Welcome” has a patriotic sound and spoken word by various musicians. This effort, along with “Red Tears of Disgrace,” include more emotion and depth than the other songs, as they show real passion to destroy evil. 

The rest of the album lacks such passion. Even though certain tracks have something to offer, “Chaos” features a lot that other metal albums get criticized for: Repetitive cord changes and too many lyrics and dynamics squeezed into one song.

Even though Heathen’s latest has some great songs, they still have some evolving to do.